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Its reduced susceptibility to both antifungals and biocides poses a direct threat to infection control and hospital hygiene, as biocides remain the cornerstone of surface disinfection and outbreak containment. This study aimed to construct a decision tree to predict biocide susceptibility and identify key predictive parameters using machine learning. Virulence factors were evaluated in 55\n                    <jats:italic>C. auris<\/jats:italic>\n                    strains isolated from a state hospital in T\u00fcrkiye that were identified by MALDI\u2010TOF and verified by DNA sequencing. CLSI guidelines were followed in determining the antifungal MICs. The\n                    <jats:italic>z<\/jats:italic>\n                    \u2010score method was used to standardize and numerically code phenotypic data. The Random Forest Regressor was used to analyze feature importance. Resistance thresholds were defined as triclosan \u2265\u20090.5\u2009\u00b5g\/mL, benzalkonium \u2265\u2009150\u2009\u00b5g\/mL, chlorhexidine \u2265\u20091.0\u2009\u00b5g\/mL, and chlorine \u2265\u20090.03\u2009\u00b5g\/mL. As all strains were benzalkonium\u2010resistant, these data were excluded. Anidulafungin MIC was the strongest predictor of biocide sensitivity, followed by amphotericin B, flucytosine, and isavuconazole, while other virulence factors showed little or no value. This proof\u2010of\u2010concept study demonstrates, for the first time, that a decision tree model trained on antifungal MIC profiles can predict the susceptibility of\n                    <jats:italic>C. auris<\/jats:italic>\n                    strains to triclosan, chlorine, and chlorhexidine. 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